Amazon is trying to eliminate plastic that doesn't get recycled. It's actually making some progress.

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Amazon is trying to eliminate all plastic packaging from its fulfillment centers in North America.

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Gen Z wants jobs that help solve the climate crisis but has no idea how to get them

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Young climate activists with the Fridays for Future movement march in Turin, Italy in October 2023.

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Extreme heat is already ruining summer travel — and it's only going to get worse

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Rescuers helping a woman affected by high temperatures at the Acropolis in Athens, Greece, on Wednesday.

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Mexico City is just the beginning. Here are 11 other cities at risk of running out of water.

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Residents collecting drinking water from a tanker due to the ongoing water crisis in India.

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Is the climate your top issue? Here's a guide to each candidate's stance.

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President Joe Biden, left, and former President Donald Trump.

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The world is facing an orange juice crisis. The race is now on to find a substitute fruit.

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Orange groves in Florida.

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The steampunk technology that could save America's cities

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A Texas coastal engineer says a simple home-buying decision saved his house from Hurricane Harvey — and could help other home-owners in flood zones

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In 2017, Hurricane Harvey ripped through Texas and Louisiana, causing significant flooding.

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Inside a new disaster-proof neighborhood in Florida, where million-dollar off-grid homes already survived two hurricanes and residents pay no electric bills

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Solar panels on top of homes at Hunters Point.

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Homes on billionaire hot spot Nantucket are falling into the ocean at an alarming rate — but the wealthy won't stop buying

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In Nantucket, Massachusetts, erosion is intensifying and sea levels are rising. Demand for multimillion-dollar homes, though, has remained sky-high.

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